PATERSON — Two men were robbed at gunpoint in separate instances in the early morning hours Thursday and thieves made off with cash and a car, police said.

The attackers are still at large and, so far, there’s no indication the two crimes are connected, police said.

The first incident took place near the corner of 5th Avenue and River Street at about 3:45 a.m., police said. A city man was walking to his vehicles, a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, when two suspects in hooded sweatshirts confronted him, police said.

One suspect punched the victim, knocking him to the ground, and began stomping on him, police said. The other suspect pulled a handgun and warned the man not to resist, police said.

The suspects took the victim’s wallet and key and then drove away in his car, police said. The stolen Chrysler was found abandoned in Paterson the next day, police said.

The second attack happened at about 4:30 a.m. on Franklin Street, police said. The victim was walking when someone approached him and pulled out a gun, police said. The suspect took the victim’s cash and escaped by running away, police said.